COUNTY CORONER

Todd Yager

425 S. Jefferson St.

Mexico, Missouri 65265

Phone: 573-581-5330

Fax: 573-581-1206

The County Coroner is called when a person dies in any county in which a coroner is required by state law, and there are reasonable grounds to believe that such person died as a result of:

Violence by homicide, suicide, or accident
Unforeseen sudden occurrence and the deceased had not been attended by a physician during the thirty-six-hour period preceding the death.
Any unusual or suspicious manner
Any injury or illness while in the custody of law enforcement or while an inmate in a public institution

Other duties of the office include, but are not limited to:

Referral of a child’s death (under the age of eighteen) to a child fatality review panel
Convening a Coroner's Inquest to have a jury determine the cause of death of a person when, in the opinion of the Coroner, it would be in the public interest to do so
Performing the duties of Sheriff when that office is vacant
Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 58 contains a complete description of the duties of the County Coroner.